ALL meanings of bloodletter
blood·let·ting
B b - noun bloodletter someone or something which lets blood 3
- noun bloodletter the act or practice of letting blood by opening a vein; phlebotomy. 1
- noun bloodletter bloodshed or slaughter. 1
- abbreviation BLOODLETTER bloodbath. 1
- noun bloodletter Informal. severe cutbacks or reduction in personnel, appropriations, etc.: The company went through a period of bloodletting in the 1970s. 1
- noun bloodletter One who performs bloodletting (the removal of blood in the hope of curing illness). 0